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Four Connecticut Republicans Oppose Automatic Voter Registration

HARTFORD -- An agreement between Secretary of the State Denise Merrill and Department of Motor Vehicle Commissioner Michael Byzdra to develop an automatic voter registration system is an unnecessary and expensive proposition. That was the message from four Republican lawmakers who held a press conference in late May at the Legislative Office Building in Hartford to criticize the decision. In response to the U.S. Department of Justice's threat to sue Connecticut for not complying with the National Voter Registration Act of 1993, Merrill and Byzdra inked an agreement to come up with an automatic voter registration system for drivers to use at the DMV when they renew their license. Sen. Michael McLachlan, R-Danbury, said the current paper process has no new implementation costs. It involves making sure drivers are given voter registration cards by an employee at the counter and that those cards are mailed to their respective towns. The memorandum of understanding between Merrill and Byzdra sets forth a two-year process for coming up with an automated way for drivers to register to vote at the DMV.

ACRU Staff2020-05-03T23:36:33+00:00June 14th, 2016|Automatic Registration, News, Voter ID|

Clinton Calls for Sweeping Expansion of Voting Registration

HOUSTON -- Hillary Rodham Clinton on Thursday called for sweeping changes in national voter-access laws aimed at making it easier for young people and minorities to take part in elections, putting her on a collision course with Republicans who say such measures are a political ploy that would lead to widespread abuses. In a speech at a historically black college here, Clinton called for federal legislation that would automatically register Americans to vote at age 18 and would mandate at least 20 days of early voting ahead of election days in all states. Making her most fiercely partisan political speech since her first, failed run for president in 2008, Clinton attacked Republicans for what she characterized as a calculated attempt to turn back the clock on voting rights -- and called out several potential 2016 opponents by name for backing voter restrictions as governors.

ACRU Staff2020-05-03T23:38:03+00:00June 5th, 2015|Automatic Registration, Early Voting, News, Voter ID|

Vote — Or Else: The Siren Call of Universal Suffrage

It's not enough to propose liberal ideas. Eventually, you must use force against your fellow citizens if they don't embrace them. Coercion is at the heart of the liberal enterprise. Hence, President Obama has unveiled his latest plan to fundamentally transform the United States -- mandatory voting. It comes on the heels of his unconstitutional order granting legal status to 5 million illegal immigrants. Coincidence? Ironically, it also landed the very same day that Hillary Clinton floated the idea that summer camps should be created for adults because we have a "fun deficit." Perhaps they will get together and create Camp Chicago, where "fun" activities include voting early and often. To bolster his case, Mr. Obama noted at the town hall in Cleveland on Wednesday that, "Other countries have mandatory voting." Most other countries have voter ID laws too, but I guess that doesn't fit the narrative. "It would be transformative if everybody voted -- that would counteract money more than anything," Mr. Obama said. This is the man who shunned matching funds as hundreds of millions of dollars poured into his campaign, some of it anonymously from outside of the country.

ACRU Staff2020-05-03T23:37:08+00:00March 23rd, 2015|ACRU Commentary, Early Voting, Voter ID|

Obama’s Mandatory Voting Fantasy

There's nothing that excites someone to vote like being forced to do it. But federal force is one of President Obama's favorite things, so his recent announcement that mandatory voting might be a good idea is hardly a surprise. Normally, Americans have an aversion to being told what to do. Imagine if a president had proposed mandatory prayer for all Americans. Most previous presidents thought prayer was a good idea, so why not prayer for everybody -- by mandate? Mandatory voting is just as unappealing. After all, part of the right to vote we hear so much about also includes the right not to vote. Americans have the constitutional right to reject the political process, check out and not vote. In fact, one might argue electoral apathy is a sign of a nation's health. If things are going well enough, if people are content, then voting isn't a priority. Voting only rises in importance when the government manages to screw up people's lives enough to make voting important again. Deciding not to vote is still casting a ballot of a different kind. Or as Neil Peart put it in another context, "if you chose not to decide you still have made a choice."

ACRU Staff2015-03-23T14:38:45+00:00March 23rd, 2015|ACRU Commentary|

Adams: Colorado Dems Remaking Election Process

J. Christian Adams warns that, "Something is happening in Colorado, and you better pay attention. Colorado Democrats, with the active help of some Republican county election clerks interested in shirking work, have devised a revolutionary plan to remake future Colorado elections. "The plan is simple - ballots are automatically mailed out to every single person on the voter rolls. Ballots are even mailed to people listed as "inactive" voters at their last known address. Ballots are then voted and returned by mail. No more polling places. No more voters actually demonstrating an interest in participating in an election."

ACRU Staff2013-05-02T11:12:58+00:00May 2nd, 2013|ACRU Commentary|

Heritage Report: ‘Universal Voter Registration’ Would Cause ‘Chaos’

In a new report, Heritage Foundation scholar Hans von Spakovsky examines "universal voter registration" and finds that it "could significantly damage the integrity of America's voter registration system. The 'voter registration modernization' concept of automatically registering individuals through information contained in various existing government databases would throw the current system into chaos.

ACRU Staff2020-05-03T23:37:03+00:00March 28th, 2013|ACRU Commentary, Automatic Registration, Voter ID|

Opinion: The Left’s Ongoing Assault on Election Integrity

Robert Knight: If you think the left is resting on its laurels after Barack Obama's re-election and the Democrats' retention of the U.S. Senate, think again. Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr., who halted photo ID laws in South Carolina and Texas before the November election, has suggested that the United States should consider adopting "automatic" voter registration.

ACRU Staff2020-05-03T23:38:10+00:00December 14th, 2012|ACRU Commentary, Automatic Registration, Voter ID|

Four Connecticut Republicans Oppose Automatic Voter Registration

Clinton Calls for Sweeping Expansion of Voting Registration

Vote — Or Else: The Siren Call of Universal Suffrage

Obama’s Mandatory Voting Fantasy

Adams: Colorado Dems Remaking Election Process

Heritage Report: ‘Universal Voter Registration’ Would Cause ‘Chaos’

Opinion: The Left’s Ongoing Assault on Election Integrity

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